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The word “wanted,” in this podcast, means sought after by the police, or on a list of people whom the police are looking for: “The TV news is showing a photograph of a man wanted by the police for stealing jewelry.” The phrase “to want into (something)” means that one wants to participate in something or become involved in something: “I know you found a good investment opportunity, and I want in on it!” The phrase “to want out of (something)” means to want to stop being involved in something, or to want to stop participating in something: “Some teenagers want out of their gang, but they don’t know how to do it.” Finally, the phrase “to want (something) out of (someone or something)” means to wish to get something from a person or experience: “What do you want to get out of studying at the university?” to bolt In this podcast, the verb “to bolt” means to leave a place very quickly or to run away or escape: “As soon as the meeting ended, Mr. Yunoe bolted to his car and drove quickly to try to get to his son’s soccer game on time.” A “bolt” is a long piece of metal that one pushes inside a door or window to lock it: “We should buy a better bolt for your apartment door.” The verb “to bolt” can mean to push a piece of metal into a door or window to lock it: “Did you remember to bolt the front door before going to bed?” Finally, a “bolt” is a piece of metal that looks like a screw but is not pointed, and is used to hold two pieces of wood or metal together: “We need to buy a bolt to hang this lamp on the wall.” 3 these materials on another website or distributing them in any way is prohibited. English as a Second Language Podcast www.eslpod.com ESL Podcast 334 – Hiding from the Police
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Welcome to English as a Second Language Podcast number 334: Hiding from the Police.
This is English as a Second Language Podcast episode 334. I’m your host, Dr. Jeff McQuillan, coming to you from the Center for Educational Development in beautiful Los Angeles, California.
Visit our website at eslpod.com. You can find there the Learning Guide for this episode, a 10-page guide that contains all of the vocabulary, definitions, sample sentences, additional definitions, cultural notes, comprehension questions, and a complete transcript of this episode. So, if you want to improve your English even faster, download the Learning Guide after you listen to this episode, or before you listen to this episode. Of course, it’s a little late now since you’ve already started listening to this episode, but you get the idea!
Our episode is called “Hiding from the Police.” To hide from the police is, of course, something you would do if you, perhaps, have done something wrong. The vocabulary we’re going to talk about is the sort of vocabulary you might read in the newspaper about some crime that has happened. Let’s get started.
I read an article in the newspaper this morning about a man who had been on the lam for 12 years. He was wanted by the police because they believed he had committed
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